Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant

Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant
File:Kernkraftwerk Borkdorf 2.jpg Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant
Location of Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant in Germany
Country	Germany
Location	Brokdorf, Steinburg
Coordinates
Status	Operational
Construction began	1975
Commission date	October 14, 1986
Owner(s)	E.ON (80%) Vattenfall Europe (20%)
Operator(s)	E.ON
Nuclear power station
Reactor type	PWR
Reactor supplier	Siemens
Cooling source	Elbe River
Cooling towers	no
Power generation
Units operational	1 x 1,440 MW
Make and model	Siemens
Nameplate capacity	1,440 MW
Annual generation	11,459 GWh
Website E.ON Kernkraft

Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Brokdorf, or KBR) is close to the municipality of Brokdorf in Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It started in October 1986 by a first-of-its-kind joint venture between PreussenElektra and Hamburgische Elektrizitäts-Werke (HEW). During the construction phase in the 70's and 80's, there were violent protests against nuclear power at the location.

Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH owns 20% and E.ON 80%.

The plant is a pressurized water reactor with uranium dioxide fuel elements, which are used in degrees of enrichment of 1.9%, 2.5% and 3.5%. It also uses MOX fuel. There are 193 fuel assemblies In the reactor, with a total heavy-metal weight of 103 tons. The power station has a thermal output of 3765 MW, as well as an electrical output of 1440 MW. It belongs to the 3rd PWR generation in Germany. With a net generation of just under 12 billion a kWh, it was the worldwide leader in 2005.

The decommissioning of the plant is now planned for 2021.

See also

• Anti-nuclear movement in Germany

External links

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